The Grand Rapids Press
The Grand Rapids Press is a daily English-language newspaper published in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It is the largest print paper in the MLive Media Group. The paper costs $1.50 each day or $7.99 on Sundays. AccuWeather provides weather content.
History in brief:
- The paper started as The Morning Press on September 1, 1890, founded by William J. Sproat.
- In 1891 control passed to the Press Publishing Company.
- In 1892 George G. Booth bought the rival Grand Rapids Eagle and merged it with the Press.
- On January 1, 1893, it became an evening daily.
- It was first printed at 63 Pearl Street, then moved to a Grand River building near the Pearl Street bridge, and in 1906 to Fulton Street and Sheldon Avenue.
- It stayed downtown at Monroe and Michigan until 2004, when printing moved to Walker, a northern suburb.
- The Walker plant closed in October 2020 and was sold in 2021. The paper is now printed in Cleveland, Ohio, at the plant that also prints the Plain Dealer.
- Editorial offices are at 169 Monroe Ave NW, Suite 100. The paper runs an internship program to hire aspiring journalists.
Delivery and format:
- In 2012, home delivery for the Press, Muskegon Chronicle, and Kalamazoo Gazette was reduced to Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays. On other days, subscribers receive the e-edition, while the print edition remains available in newsstands.
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